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Karzai sworn in as Afghan president for 2nd term
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November 19, 2009, Thursday
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THE sitting Afghan president Hamid Karzai was sworn in as the president of the post-Taliban country for the second term today amid tight security.
His oath taking ceremony, at Karzai's fortified Palace, was administered by the country's Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi.
Foreign guests attending the inauguration ceremony included Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and foreign ministers of France, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Karzai was declared the winner of the fraud-marred presidential election on Nov. 2, just one day after his top challenger Abdullah Abdullah boycotted the runoff.
The ceremony was held amid very tight security as roads and streets in the capital city were blocked and the government announced public holiday for Kabul residents. Kabul international airport was also banned for normal national and international flights.
Police and army soldiers have been deployed in all sensitive areas, cross roads, intersections and hilltops in and around Kabul to ensure security for the inauguration ceremony.
Karzai, who has been leading Afghanistan since the collapse of Taliban regime over the past eight years, formally took office for the second five-year term from today.
His oath taking ceremony, at Karzai's fortified Palace, was administered by the country's Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi.
Foreign guests attending the inauguration ceremony included Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and foreign ministers of France, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Karzai was declared the winner of the fraud-marred presidential election on Nov. 2, just one day after his top challenger Abdullah Abdullah boycotted the runoff.
The ceremony was held amid very tight security as roads and streets in the capital city were blocked and the government announced public holiday for Kabul residents. Kabul international airport was also banned for normal national and international flights.
Police and army soldiers have been deployed in all sensitive areas, cross roads, intersections and hilltops in and around Kabul to ensure security for the inauguration ceremony.
Karzai, who has been leading Afghanistan since the collapse of Taliban regime over the past eight years, formally took office for the second five-year term from today.
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